World champions Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia lead the six-athlete U.S. team selected for this season’s three international competitions.
The long track season typically consists of six World Cups and multiple formats of world championships but has been whittled down to two World Cups and the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships due to the coronavirus pandemic.
All three events – plus the Jan. 16-17 European Championships – will be held in a bubble environment at the Thialf venue in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The World Cups are Jan. 22-24 and Jan. 29-31, followed by a brief break leading into the Feb.